The annual and daily variations of the Dst index

Summary. This investigation concerns both the annual variation and the daily variation of the Dst index for 18 years. The data display a 6-month wave, a 12-month wave and a 24-hr wave the phase of which apparently does not vary in the course of the year. This contrasts with the variations observed with planetary indices derived from subauroral K indices, which undergo a modulation in sin²Ψ_M (Ψ_M is the angle between the solar wind and the dipole axis) with the well-known change in phase of the daily variation from one solstice to another. The origin of the 6-month wave is attributed to the mechanism suggested by Malin & Isikara: the 6-month variation of the mean latitude of the ring current. The 12-month wave may be due to the northern latitude of most of the Dst observatories. The daily variation is probably due to the asymmetric part of the ring current which is not averaged out because of the non-uniform longitudinal distribution of the Dst observatories.     

Observed geomagnetic field intensity in London since 1820

Our main purpose is to collect all magnetic intensity data observed in the vicinity of London and to adjust these to a common site (Greenwich) to complement the 400-year series of declination ( D ) and inclination ( I ) data of Malin & Bullard (1981 ). The present series is necessarily shorter, since a method for the measurement of intensity in absolute units was not devised until 1832. We have also supplemented the D and I series of Malin & Bullard with recently acquired data.
We have also made observations of D , I and total intensity ( F ) at a number of the sites, partly to bring the series up to date and partly to check on the site differences. With the increasing urbanization of London it is necessary to seek data from remoter sites. It is shown that the site differences change significantly with time, but that allowance can be made for this.
We present curves of our best estimates of the variation of D , I , F and the horizontal intensity ( H ) that define the complete geomagnetic vector at Greenwich for the interval 1820–1998. Frequency analysis shows little support for a 60-year line in the power spectrum. Within the uncertainty of their determinations, there is good continuity between archaeomagnetic intensity measures and the present results. The moving eddy hypothesis of Malin & Bullard is found to be untenable.     

Ice draft and current measurements from the north-western Barents Sea, 1993–96

From 1993 to 1996, three oceanographic moorings were deployed in the north-western Barents Sea, each with a current meter and an upward-looking sonar for measuring ice drafts. These yielded three years of currents and two years of ice draft measurements. An interannual variability of almost I m was measured in the average ice draft. Causes for this variability are explored, particularly its possible connection to changes in atmospheric circulation patterns. We found that the flow of Northern Barents Atlantic-derived Water and the transport of ice from the Central Arctic into the Barents Sea appears to be controlled by winds between Nordaustlandet and Franz Josef Land, which in turn may be influenced by larger-scale variations such as the Arctic Oscillation/North Atlantic Oscillation.     

Geomagnetic variation anomalies and deflection of telluric currents

Summary. We show that most of the abnormal variations of the transient magnetic field have deflection and canalization of telluric currents as main sources. In order to do so, we develop a formalism which is valid in a limited frequency range which satisfies the following hypotheses: (a) the thickness of the laterally inhomogeneous upper layer is small with respect to the penetration depth of the transient field; (b) self-induction of the heterogeneities of conductivity can be neglected. Theoretical results and observations performed at mid-latitudes are in good agreement.
The main result we establish is that deviation and canalization of the current responsible for the transient abnormal field do not affect their temporal variations. The study of temporal variations of the abnormal field thus provides us with information about the structure of the crust in the region where the deviated and canalized currents are induced.     

The use of equivalent current systems in the interpretation of Geomagnetic Deep Sounding data

Summary. Many geomagnetic variation anomalies are probably caused by the channelling, through small-scale bodies, of electric currents induced in much larger conductors elsewhere. Consequently, the direct interpretation of anomalous magnetic fields by modelling the electromagnetic response of conductive structures may give misleading results. It is suggested that, rather than attempting to proceed directly from the electromagnetic fields to conductivity models, we should instead take the intermediate step of determining the distribution of anomalous current flow.
Maps of the anomalous fields over a conductive structure can be generated from inter-station transfer functions. If it is assumed that the internal currents are concentrated in a thin sheet at a specified depth, the equivalent current system in the sheet can be computed directly from the vertical magnetic field. The most straightforward method of performing this calculation is to compute the Fast Fourier Transform of the magnetic field data, and then to apply a wavenumber filter.
The presence of any vertical currents invalidates the thin sheet model. However, if the spatial distribution of a horizontal component of the anomalous magnetic field is also known, the presence of any vertical currents can be detected directly, and their position determined. The value of the methods is illustrated by applying them to the interpretation of a Geomagnetic Deep Sounding survey of the Kenya rift valley.     

Temporal and spatial changes of suspended sediment concentration and resuspension in the Yangtze River estuary

A detailed analysis of suspended sediment concentration (SSC) variations over a year period is presented using the data from 8 stations in the Yangtze River estuary and its adjacent waters, together with a discussion of the hydrodynamic regimes of the estuary. Spatially, the SSC from Xuliujing downwards to Hangzhou Bay increases almost constantly, and the suspended sediment in the inner estuary shows higher concentration in summer than in winter, while in the outer estuary it shows higher concentration in winter than in summer, and the magnitude is greater in the outer estuary than in the inner estuary, greater in the Hangzhou Bay than in the Yangtze River estuary. The sediments discharged by the Yangtze River into the sea are resuspended by marine dynamics included tidal currents and wind waves. Temporally, the SSC shows a pronounced neap-spring tidal cycle and seasonal variations. Furthermore, through the analysis of dynamic mechanism, it is concluded that wave and tidal current are two predominant factors of sediment resuspension and control the distribution and changes of SSC, in which tidal currents control neap-spring tidal cycles, and wind waves control seasonal variations. The ratio between river discharge and marine dynamics controls spatial distribution of SSC.     

长江口水域悬沙浓度时空变化与泥沙再悬浮

A detailed analysis of suspended sediment concentration (SSC) variations over a year period is presented using the data from 8 stations in the Yangtze River estuary and its adjacent waters, together with a discussion of the hydrodynamic regimes of the estuary. Spatially, the SSC from Xuliujing downwards to Hangzhou Bay increases almost constantly, and the suspended sediment in the inner estuary shows higher concentration in summer than in winter, while in the outer estuary it shows higher concentration in winter than in summer, and the magnitude is greater in the outer estuary than in the inner estuary, greater in the Hangzhou Bay than in the Yangtze River estuary. The sediments discharged by the Yangtze River into the sea are resuspended by marine dynamics included tidal currents and wind waves. Temporally, the SSC shows a pronounced neap-spring tidal cycle and seasonal variations. Furthermore, through the analysis of dynamic mechanism, it is concluded that wave and tidal current are two predominant factors of sediment resuspension and control the distribution and changes of SSC, in which tidal currents control neap-spring tidal cycles, and wind waves control seasonal variations. The ratio between river discharge and marine dynamics controls soatial distribution of SSC.     

A method to reduce the influence of ice-rafted debris on a grain size record from northern Fram Strait, Arctic Ocean

The granulometric composition of terrigenous deep-sea sediments provides information on current speed if certain frame conditions are fulfilled. These include that current transport is the only transport process. At high latitudes this type of investigation is impaired due to the influence of ice-rafted debris (IRD) which contaminates the current-sorted grain size fractions. This study presents a new method that addresses this problem by setting the ice-rafted sand in relation to the silt of both current- and ice-transported origin. Deviations from the resulting regression function are then used to determine the behaviour of the silt mean grain size as a function of current speed largely independent from IRD bias. The study is based on sediments from the Yermak Plateau, Arctic Ocean, a region influenced by IRD brought with the south-headed Transpolar Drift and by north-directed bottom currents. The IRD correction results in displaying changes of current speed at much higher clarity; climate forcing of the currents becomes more evident. For example, the 8200 year cold event shows up as a major event in the corrected record whereas it is hardly visible in the original record.     

A comparative study on the ionospheric current systems in the Antarctic and Arctic regions

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Annual variation of the geomagnetic field

Summary. Horizontal and vertical intensity data, obtained between 1957.0 and 1961.0 at 69 observatories, are analysed to determine the worldwide distribution of the annual variation of the geomagnetic field. Only data observed near local midnight are used, to avoid the small, but significant contamination from Sq. Over most of the world the variation is found to be small, with a clear dependence on latitude, but near the poles it is larger and more erratic. The non-polar variation is subjected to spherical harmonic analysis and separated into parts of internal and external origin. The polar variations are shown to be consistent with a north—south oscillation of the mean position of the auroral electrojets during the year. It is suggested that, with the exception of the polar effect, the annual variation is not due to ionospheric currents (as was hitherto believed), but results from an annual variation in the latitude of the ring current.     

An investigation of the magnetic variation within two recent lava flows

Samples collected in vertical sections from two recent (1169 AD and 1971 AD) lava flows show significant variations in both the palaeomagnetic vector and the rock magnetic characteristics. The age and the short cooling time of the flows (both are less than 3 m thick) are such that the observed range of palaeomagnetic variation is more than can reasonably be explained by secular variation. The variations in palaeomagnetic and rock magnetic characteristics appear in part to be a response to the relative proportions of two coexisting ferrimagnetic phases, one that displays a primary coarsegrained and Ti-rich composition and a second that has finer-grained, Ti-poor characteristics. The use of AF demagnetization in this study means that the latter phase will have a disproportionate influence on the palaeomagnetic results. It has been suggested elsewhere that in such a magnetic system the Ti-poor phase may represent a CRM formed at some temperature below its final Curie temperature; if so, the results of this study imply that not only does it affect the palaeointensity estimate (which requires a pure TRM) but it appears also to influence the palaeomagnetic direction to an extent that far exceeds the normal secular change that might be expected to occur during delayed acquisition. Such a result has important implications for palaeomagnetic studies that use lavas, both in the selection of a suitable sampling strategy and in the geomagnetic interpretation of palaeomagnetic variation within single flow units.     

南极中山站1991年地磁静日S_q变化

本文分析了１９９１年太阳活动峰年南极中山站地磁静日Ｓｑ变化，结果表明：１）地磁静日Ｓｑ变化叠加有很多扰动。Ｓｑ场是由Ｓ０ｑ场和Ｓｐｑ场所组成。２）Ｓ０ｑ场变化比较规则，其极昼月（夏季）的变幅比极夜月（冬季）大很多。在极昼月Ｓ０ｑ（Ｈ）变化出现有双峰图象。Ｓ０ｑ场主要是由高纬度极区电离层Ｓｑ电流体系所控制。３）Ｓｐｑ场的变化形态没有昼夜之分；它的变化强度为冬季小、夏季大。Ｓｐｑ场源主要是依赖于场向电流和电离层电导率。４）Ｓ０ｑ（Ｚ）变化比Ｓ０ｑ（Ｈ）变化要大，特别是在极夜的冬季，Ｓ０ｑ（Ｚ）的变幅比Ｓ０ｑ（Ｈ）大２／３倍。本文对北京地磁中心台磁静日资料也一并进行了分析。Ｓｑ变化主要是由北半球中、低纬电离层Ｓｑ电流体系所引起的     

Seasonal characteristics of F region in lower solar activity period at Zhongshan Station, Antarctica

Based on data of Digisonde Portable Sounder-4 (DPS-4 ) in 1995 -1997. we have analyzed the seasonal variations of F region at Zhongshan Station (69. 4°S,76. 4°E ). During the summer of Zhongshan Station, F region ionization is mainly controlled by the solar ultraviolet radiation. Similar to the phenomena in mid-latitude area, the value f0F2 is changed with local time. During equinox scasons, soft electron precipitation from the cusp/cleft region seems significant, f0F2 is changed with rnagnetic local time, and shows the magnetic noon phenomenon. In winter. the effect of the solar radiation on the F region is less than that of summer. Instead, F region is affected by particle precipitation from cusp/cleft region as well as polar plasma convection, there fore, the diurnal variation of f0F2 is more complex and shows two peaks. F region occurs all day in summer. and seldom appears at midnight in equinox.In winter, F region shows two minimums, one is at midnight and the other is at afternoon cusp. Further analysis of the F region spread indicates that in winter the aurora oval passes over the Zhongshan Station is at 1100 UT - 1500 UT.     

A description of the external and internal quiet daily variation currents at North American locations for a quiet-Sun year

Summary. An order 4, degree 12 spherical harmonic analysis of the smoothed quiet geomagnetic daily variations was used to separate the external and internal geomagnetic S _q field at North American locations for the quiet-Sun year, 1965. These fields were represented by a month-by-month display of equivalent current vortex systems with dominant, pre-noon foci. The focus reached 40° latitude near the June solstice and about 30° latitude near the December solstice. The daily range of S _q current amplitudes was largest in late July to early August and smallest in mid-December. Semi-annual variations of S _q currents dominated only the equatorial region. Daily maxima in mid-latitudes, occurred mostly near local noon in December to February and about 1 hr before noon in June to mid-October. The ratio of external to internal current amplitude vxied from about 1.5 to 1.9 in the middle latitudes with both annual and semiannual changes. An error treatment indicated that the analysis reproduced the form of the surface field with a correlation coefficient of about 0.9 and the amplitudes of the surface field to about 10 per cent of the S _q daily range.     

Tracing clinothem geometry and sediment pathways in the prograding Holocene Po Delta system through integrated core stratigraphy

Though clinothem geometry represents a key control on fluid flow in reservoir modelling, tracing clinothem boundaries accurately is commonly limited by the lack of sufficiently precise outcrop or subsurface data. This study shows that in basin systems with strongly heterogeneous compositional signatures, the combination of bulk-sediment geochemistry and benthic foraminiferal distribution can help identify clinothem architecture and generate realistic models of 3D deltaic upbuilding and evolution. Middle-late Holocene deposits in the Po Delta area form an aggradational to progradational parasequence set that reveals the complex interaction of W–E Po Delta progradation, S-directed longshore currents (from Alpine rivers) and Apennines rivers supply. Unique catchment lithologies (ophiolite rocks and dolostones) were used to delineate basin-wide geochemical markers of sediment provenance (Cr and Mg) and to assess distinctive detrital signatures. The geochemical characterization of cored intervals across different components of the sediment routing system enabled a direct linkage between clinothem growth, transport pathways and provenance mixing to be established. On the other hand, abrupt microfaunal variations at clinothem boundaries were observed to reflect the palaeoenvironmental response to sharp changes in sediment flux and fluvial influence. This study documents the ability of an integrated geochemical and palaeoecological approach to delineate three distinct sources (Po, Alps and Apennines) that contributed to coastal progradation and to outline the otherwise lithologically cryptic geometries of clinothems that using conventional sedimentological methods it would be virtually impossible to restore.     

长江口水域悬沙浓度时空变化与泥沙再悬浮

根据近年来长江河口及其邻近水域8个测站1年的表层悬沙浓度逐日观测资料,并结合水动力状况,对悬沙浓度的时空变化进行了分析。结果发现,长江口自徐六泾以下悬沙浓度不断增高,并呈现口内夏高冬低,而口外冬高夏低,且量值为口外大于口内,杭州湾大于长江口。表明长江入海泥沙在海洋动力作用下强烈再悬浮;悬沙浓度在时间上呈现明显的大小潮周期和季节性变化。进一步分析认为,海洋动力 (风浪和潮流) 是泥沙再悬浮的主导因素,制约悬沙浓度的年内变化,其中潮流控制悬沙浓度的大小潮周期变化,风浪引起悬沙浓度的季节性变化,河流径流和海洋动力的对比制约悬沙浓度的空间分布。     

云南纵向岭谷地区气候变化对河流径流量的影响

以云南纵向岭谷地区历年逐月径流量观测数据和云南的逐月雨量和气温场观测数据为基础,应用统计分析和小波变换的分析方法,研究了云南纵向岭谷作用下的年际气候变化及其对国际河流年径流量变化的影响。结论为：由于云南纵向岭谷区的特殊下垫面作用,云南月降水量场变化与云南国际河流月径流量变化的高相关区中心的纬度差异不显著,但经度差异却十分显著;澜沧江气候区的年降水量明显大于其东部的李仙江和元江气候区的年降水量,其年降水量的偏差则明显小于它们;元江气候区的年平均气温明显低于其西部的李仙江和澜沧江气候区的年平均气温,其年平均气温的偏差也明显小于它们;与云南纵向岭谷作用下的年降水量变化特征相对应,元江的年径流量偏差也明显大于其西部的李仙江和澜沧江的年径流量偏差;云南纵向岭谷对西南季风的阻隔作用较大,而对东北季风的阻隔作用相对较小;云南纵向岭谷作用下的年降水量变化主要表现在较小的时间尺度上,随着时间尺度的增大其作用变小;云南纵向岭谷对于年气温变化的作用比年降水量变化的作用要小;近几年来,各气候区的年降水量变化的主要特征是偏多趋势,受其影响,云南国际河流的年径流量变化也主要表现为偏大趋势;近十几年来,各气候区的年气温变化的主要特征是显著偏高。     

青海德令哈地区千年来降水量的突变分析

根据青海省德令哈地区海拔3500~4000 m左右的祁连圆柏树木年轮资料重建的该地区公元1000年以来的年降水量变化,使用滑动 t检验和滑动F检验等气候突变检测方法对千年降水量30年气候均值和均方差的突变进行了分析,探讨了气候突变的可能原因。研究发现,德令哈地区千年来降水量的30年气候均值和均方差发生了多次显著突变,其中均值突变14次、均方差突变8次;太阳活动极小期内的降水量与其前后同时段内降水量的均值相比存在显著差异;降水量突变发生的时间和方向与太阳活动异常较为一致,因此推测太阳活动的长期变化是导致德令哈降水量发生突变的主要原因。近一个多世纪以来,德令哈地区的降水量突变与东亚夏季风的年代际变化有密切联系。德令哈降水量发生突变的时间与我国东部地区相比具有一定的超前性,对预测降水量的长期变化趋势具有重要的指示作用。     

Quantitatively estimate the components of natural runoff and identify the impacting factors in a snow-fed river basin of China

Snowmelt water is an essential runoff source of some alpine rivers in China. This study selected the Upper Burqin River(UBR), a typical snow-fed river, to quantitatively assess the runoff contributions of different components, as well as the causes of runoff variations under the background of cryosphere change and global warming. Based on the spatial-temporal distributions of snow and glaciers during a year, as well as the altitudinal variations of 0 ℃ isotherm, the high flow hydrographs in UBR was separated into two parts: seasonal snowmelt flood of lower altitudes(3,000 m) and glacier-snow melt flow in high altitudes(3,000-4,296 m). The daily baseflow hydrograph of UBR was separated by the digital filtering technique. It is concluded that the contributions of snowmelt flow, glacier melt flow, and baseflow(includes rainfall runoff component) to total annual flow volumes are 27.2%(±2.7%), 8.5%(±1.7%), and 64.3%(±3.0%), respectively. The speed of air temperature rise in spring may be the controlling factor for monthly snowmelt flow distributions in the snow-fed river. The volume of snowmelt was determined by spring precipitation(SP) and previous winter's precipitation(PWP). The PWP changes can explain 43.7% of snowmelt changes during 1981-2010 in UBR, while snowmelt change in 1957-1980 is more impacted by SP. The determining factor of snowmelt variation was changed from SP to PAP during the recent decades. Precipitation in current year, excluding previous year's rainfall and snowfall, can only explain 32%-70% of the variability in total runoff.     

Anomalous variations of the geomagnetic field in East Fergana — magnetic precursor of the May earthquake with M= 7.0 (1978 November 2)

Summary. A secular variation anomaly has been discovered at the north-east part of the Fergana vdey by repeated measurements every year or less. The change of total field Δ F at the 'magnetic epicentre' was 9 nT in 1977 and 16 nT in 1978 relative to the level of 1973. In 1977 an anomalous region was recognized, where according to the data from 25 observation points Δ F increased in the northern part up to 5.2 nT, and decreased by 4.7nTin the southern part according to a further 22 points. Permanent observations were begun at the epicentre in 1978 October. We normally observed variations of Δ F differences with magnitude ± 2–3 nT, which were not correlated with worldwide magnetic activity. Anomalous variations appeared on October 26 and rose to a maximum value of + 23 nT on October 30. The decrease of this anomalous field began on October 31. This made it possible to predict a potential earthquake. The Alay earthquake with M = 7.0 occurred on November 2 six hours after the prediction was issued; Δ F then returned to the initial level. Thus, using the geomagnetic field variations in the Fergana region, geophysicists were able to predict the moment of a strong earthquake.